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The first war tax stamps were produced in 1874 in Spain, during the Third Carlist War.A decree of October 2, 1873, imposed a war tax on letters and stamped documents. The stamps were issued on January 1, 1874, in two denominations, 5 centimos and 10 centimos, and depicted the Spanish coat of arms along with the inscription "Impuesto de Guerra" or "Impto de Guerra".
International reply coupon. An international reply coupon (IRC) is a coupon that can be exchanged for one or more postage stamps representing the minimum postage for an unregistered priority airmail letter sent to another Universal Postal Union (UPU) member country. IRCs are accepted by all UPU member countries.
The ship fee, including the ship rate on letters for delivery at the port of entry, were on a per letter basis, rather than weight. The United States issued its first postage stamps in 1847. Before that time, the letters' rates, dates, and origins were written by hand or sometimes in combination with a handstamp device. [1]
The price changes will take effect on July 14. This comes after the USPS raised prices in January, including a 5.4% increase in USPS Ground Advantage prices, a 5.7% increase for Priority Mail ...
After increasing the price of a first-class postage stamp to 68 cents in January, the U.S. Postal Service is planning to increase the cost again in the coming days.. The USPS will bump the cost of ...
The postal and philatelic history of Canada concerns postage of the territories which have formed Canada. Before Canadian confederation, the colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland issued stamps in their own names. The postal history falls into four major periods ...
Single-piece letter (extra ounce): 20 cents to 24 cents. Metered mail one-ounce: 53 cents to 57 cents. Postcard stamp: 40 cents to 44 cents. One-ounce letter (international): $1.30 to $1.40. A new ...
Finding the British printers Perkins, Bacon and Petch too pricey, they decided to establish their own printer, and on 24 October 1849 Queen Isabella II decreed that Spain would use postage stamps effective 1 January 1850. [4] In December postage rates [6] and regulations were promulgated and the first stamps of Spain were issued on 1 January 1850.